The Shemwell Family

Andrew C “Andy” Jackson1839

Name
Andrew C “Andy” Jackson
Given names
Andrew C
Surname
Jackson
Nickname
Andy
Birth about 1839
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageSarah Elizabeth EastmanView this family
February 7, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a wifeSarah Elizabeth Eastman
May 6, 1885 (Age 46 years)
MarriageSallie T MatlockView this family
May 4, 1887 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Jackson
August 30, 1890 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 77 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 78 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 79 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a childJohn JacksonMyrtle Mae AutreyView this family
about 1919 (Age 80 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Louie Caldwell Jackson
October 31, 1920 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lewis Andrew Jackson
December 15, 1923 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 90 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Marriage of a childJohn JacksonMyrtle Mae AutreyView this family
after 1931 (Age 92 years)

Note: Myrtle Mae Autrey second marriage with John Jackson
Death of a wifeSallie T Matlock
May 6, 1942 (Age 103 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 102 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 107 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with Sarah Elizabeth Eastman - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 7, 1860Fannin, Texas, United States
Family with Sallie T Matlock - View this family
himself
wife
Sallie T Matlock
Birth: March 6, 1869Mississippi, United States
Death: May 6, 1942Fannin, Texas, United States
Marriage: May 4, 1887Fannin, Texas, United States
3 years
son
John Jackson
Birth: August 30, 1890 51 21Texas, United States
Death: February 28, 1966Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States

No family available

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew C “Andy” Jackson - Household

Jeter, Chocktaw, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Jackson, Andrew CheadMW71M22162ARMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Jackson, Sallie TwifeFW31M121ALDon't KnowDon't KnowEnglishNoneYesNo
Jackson, JohnsonMW21STXARTXEnglishFarming LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Jackson - Household

Baulkner and Blossom Road Lamar, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Jackson, JohnheadMW30MTXARTXFarmerGeneral Farm
Jackson, Myrtle MwifeFW18MTXARAR
Jackson, Andrew CfatherMW81MARKYAR
Jackson, Sallie Tstep motherFW50MMSALAL
Matlock, James Dstep grand fatherMW84WDALNCSC